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Applications of AFM and STM
CD
DVD
HD-DVD
Blu-Ray
Hard Disks
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Powders
Paper
Packaging materials
Cast, extruded, or molded polymers
Coatings
Paint
Paper finishing
Can coatings
Electronic Materials
Silicon
Silicon Carbide
Germanium
Gallium Arsenide
Wafers
Thin Films
Automotive
Energy Technologies
Corrosion
Calalysts
New materials including ultra high strength magnets
Optics & Photonics
Diffraction Gratings
Modified surfaces
superpolished optics
Ultrasmooth surfaces
IR
Visible Light
UV
X-Ray
Telecommunications
Metals
Gallery
of interesting images
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Force Microscopy (AFM) is an important analytical tool in science and
industry. It's one of the key metrology (measurement) tools used in
Nanotechnology, in the semiconductor industry, in optical discs (CD, DVD,
Blu-Ray, etc.), in magnetic media, and in many other fields. AFM is
used to analyze surface finishes and
roughness, material wear, corrosion,
and other surface structures. It can be used to map material domains
in polymers, crystal structures in metals, particle size and distribution,
formed micro and nano-structures, structure and size of catalyst and other
powders, fibers of all types, pharmaceutical
materials, and many other
things. We've analyzed everything from the microroughness of
superpolished optics to atomic steps on semiconductor wafers, from DNA
molecules to polymer blends used in food packaging, from the sharpness of
razor blades to wear patterns on piston rings and the shape of liquid
droplets, from the size of nanomedicines to the track pitch
variation of Blu-Ray discs. |
Any surface you can touch is a potential object for study
Techniques we have available include
TappingMode height and phase imaging, Scanning
Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Nano indenting and scratching, Electric and Magnetic Force Microscopy
(EFM and MFM),
Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy (Surface Potential), Scanning Capacitance
Microscopy (SCM), Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy (SSRM) and other
conductive AFM techniques.
Whether
you need analysis, consultation or training to use your AFM equipment better,
supplies and accessories, traceable calibration standards, NanoScope equipment
or equipment repairs, contact us. We
can help.
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